Principal Application Configuration Engineer in Barrow in Furness

Location: Barrow-in‑Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be responsible for leading a workstream within the Application Configuration scope.
• Influencing the coordination and delivery of both reactive support and proactive user‑facing initiatives across Business‑Wide PLM and CAD tools for the SSNA programme.
• Be a key user of the PLM‑CAD Applications providing support and advice to users.
• Drive improvements in the deployment and user experience of PLM‑CAD applications, ensuring that process and data governance practices are being adhered to.
• Contribute to the deployment of PLM‑CAD capability improvements, supporting key deliverables of the NXGenDigital programme.
• Support with the definition, implementation and adherence to departmental and organisational quality processes and standards.
• Assist end users in achieving required data quality standards across PLM‑CAD applications.

Your skills and experiences:

• Business knowledge of submarine solutions or related sectors within engineering and manufacturing.
• A strong understanding of the data model underpinning supported PLM‑CAD tools.
• Good stakeholder management and analytical problem‑solving abilities.
• A relevant degree in Engineering, or equivalent practical experience in shipbuilding, or complex manufacturing (in lieu of formal qualifications where appropriate).
• Experience gained with leading/mentoring teams.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

By joining us in the team, you will play a key part within our NXGenDigital programme that will continue to grow within the business and holds a lengthy future timeline ahead. The primary purpose of the role is to provide expert frontline support for PLM‑CAD applications, ensuring that users can fully adopt and effectively utilise the tools. The role will guide stakeholders, resolve issues and help maximise the value these applications deliver across the organisation. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 24th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.